You are standing on a hilltop, watching children play soccer on a dusty patch of dirt in the valley below. Hours earlier, that same field had been too dangerous for anyone to cross. What changed? Not diplomacy. Not negotiations. The presence of American military strength had created a bubble of safety where life could flourish again. This scene captures the nature of protection and peace. On this Veterans Day, I would like to share a truth that runs through our tradition, the Jewish warrior as a sacred calling. Toward the end of Deuteronomy (31:6), Moses speaks these words to the Israelites:

Chizku v’emtzu ahl-tiru v’ahl-taahrtsu meepnahem

“Be strong and resolute, be not in fear or in dread of them; for the Lord your God Himself marches with you: He will not fail you or forsake you.”

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